A Medical Mama’s Tips, Tricks and Tales

What tools do you use to increase comfort in your daily life as a Medical Momma.

“Day One”

Eeek. Remember type A and type B personalities? I’m type B, about to the max, except that my family leans even mooooore that way. And my husbands fam! type A to a tee! By God’s grace, my personality gives me some chill factor with Rynnie.

I don’t have all the perfect strategies for medical Momming but I think this is a good rule of thumb (and it sounds so cliche and maybe gets me into some trouble at times but.. hey…)

⁶ Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ⁷ Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

I’m a mess by most people’s standards, my car, my house, my kitchen,… oh and my laundry, especially with Rynnie being the Puke Queen. I definitely lean on the friends and family and the Body of Christ around me. But, I also accept imperfection, accept a mess, accept a go-with-the-flow attitude as much as possible.

I also rely on the secret, but not so secret trick my mama taught me that is a cure all for worry. “Go take a bath.” Angie Meador, direct quote cure all. In my beloved tub, I soak away worries, and cling to trustworthy prayers of lament. Crying out to God, reading about the new Eden, and resting in truths of Gods character.

Speaking of the Body of Christ, I am a firm believer in letting people do their jobs. When Rynnie’s therapists are there, I try to do my 500 other house jobs, or momming of my other people. Taking breaks of course to cheer Rynnie on.

Lastly, I try to live with a HUMBLE and THANKFUL heart. Thankful to God that I get to be a Special Needs Mom instead of a grieving a deceased kid mom – that’s the statistic with Trisomy 18. I recognize so many grieving moms would love this walk instead.

I am Thankful to God for the people around me, the hospital nearby, and the life I get to share with these sweet kids Gods blessed me with.

I take all tips. I am imperfect and learning. Share away.